diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 0d4d592..3394f72 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 
 int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
-    int ret = 0, len, server_fd, i, written, frags;
+    int ret = 0, len, tail_len, server_fd, i, written, frags;
     unsigned char buf[SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN + 1];
 #if defined(POLARSSL_KEY_EXCHANGE__SOME__PSK_ENABLED)
     unsigned char psk[POLARSSL_PSK_MAX_LEN];
@@ -1055,27 +1055,21 @@
     printf( "  > Write to server:" );
     fflush( stdout );
 
-    if( strcmp( opt.request_page, "SERVERQUIT" ) == 0 )
-        len = sprintf( (char *) buf, "%s", opt.request_page );
-    else
+    len = snprintf( (char *) buf, sizeof(buf) - 1, GET_REQUEST,
+                    opt.request_page );
+    tail_len = strlen( GET_REQUEST_END );
+
+    /* Add padding to GET request to reach opt.request_size in length */
+    if( opt.request_size != DFL_REQUEST_SIZE &&
+        len + tail_len < opt.request_size )
     {
-        size_t tail_len = strlen( GET_REQUEST_END );
-
-        len = snprintf( (char *) buf, sizeof(buf) - 1, GET_REQUEST,
-                        opt.request_page );
-
-        /* Add padding to GET request to reach opt.request_size in length */
-        if( opt.request_size != DFL_REQUEST_SIZE &&
-            len + tail_len < (size_t) opt.request_size )
-        {
-            memset( buf + len, 'A', opt.request_size - len - tail_len );
-            len += opt.request_size - len - tail_len;
-        }
-
-        strncpy( (char *) buf + len, GET_REQUEST_END, sizeof(buf) - len - 1 );
-        len += tail_len;
+        memset( buf + len, 'A', opt.request_size - len - tail_len );
+        len += opt.request_size - len - tail_len;
     }
 
+    strncpy( (char *) buf + len, GET_REQUEST_END, sizeof(buf) - len - 1 );
+    len += tail_len;
+
     /* Truncate if request size is smaller than the "natural" size */
     if( opt.request_size != DFL_REQUEST_SIZE &&
         len > opt.request_size )
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index a09aa3b..125466a 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -1559,13 +1559,6 @@
             polarssl_free( larger_buf );
         }
 
-
-        if( memcmp( buf, "SERVERQUIT", 10 ) == 0 )
-        {
-            ret = 0;
-            goto exit;
-        }
-
         if( ret > 0 )
             break;
     }